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Just as Peter Ackroyd's bestsellingLondonisthebiography of the city,Thames: Sacred Riveristhebiography of the river, from sea to source. Exploring its history from prehistoric times to the present day, the reader is drawn into an extraordinary world, learning about the fishes that swim in the river and the boats that ply its surface; about floods and tides; hauntings and suicides; miasmas and malaria; locks, weirs and embankments; bridges, docks and palaces.

Peter Ackroyd has a genius for digging out the most surprising and entertaining details, and for writing about them in the most magisterial prose; the result is a wonderfully readable and captivating guide to this extraordinary river and the towns and villages which line it.

Published: 7 Aug 2008

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Vintage Books

ISBN: 9780099422556

Dimensions: 15.3cm x 23.4cm x 3.7cm

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